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1. A method of furnishing search results to a plurality of client devices via a search engine system, the search engine system including:
at least one server, a first database having a plurality of posting lists in electronic communication with the at least one server, a second database having information related to previous user interactions with search results having been provided by the system in electronic communication with the at least one server, a communications network configured to provide for electronic communication between the at least one server and the plurality of client devices,the method comprising, via the at least one server:
receiving a search query from a one of the plurality of client devices via the communications network, the search query including information indicative of a property of an application running on the client device originating the search query; effecting a search via at least the first database to determine search results in respect of the search query, the search results having a relevance rank order; determining a probable user search result interaction sequence based on information in the second database and on the information indicative of the property of the application running on the one of the client devices originating the search query, the probable user search result interaction sequence being different from the relevance rank order of the search results; sending the search results to the one of the client devices via the communications network, the search results including information allowing for visual configuration of the search results provided to the user by the application originating the search query according to probable user search result interaction sequence, while maintaining the relevance rank order. |
